Queerty Will Answer All Your Questions
That should read “Queerty will answer some of your questions, probably not the ones that are stupid, unless phrased in an entertaining way, but if enough of you ask the same stupid question, we’ll answer it, too”, but that would make a messy headline.
Got a question for Queerty you always wanted answered, but were too afraid to ask? Now’s your chance! On Friday, we’ll take the best of your questions and answer them. We’re responsible to you, our loyal readers and so for one day only, your editor will doff his ombudsman cap and take you on a tour under the hood of your favorite website. Have a question about a story? Want to know, as one recent emailer asked us, “Why there’s a huge banner ad for dianetics on the left hand side of the Queerty classic screen this morning” (Answer: We’re a front for Scientology. Duh)? All your most pressing questions will be answered– assuming you leave them for us in the comments section, below.
Always had a few questions:
How many people are actually employed with Queerty?
How many do actual reporting?
How much original reporting goes into articles beyond a quick surf of the intertubes?
Does anyone there use a phone for interviews, or is it all e-mail?
What’s with this new lame ass format?
Would it be impossible to have some female morning goods once in a while?
If not, is there a lesbian counterpart to this website?
Can you please change the picture format? Or maybe improve it? Like another reader said, each photo leads to the next one like facebook? Maybe make a poll for suggestions and then change the layout?
When and Why did this beef with Michael Lucas start?
1.why not have a scroll down thingy(one pic under one pic under another) for the pics(like morning goods),is that possible??
2.where is the music critic on your site??
3.why dont u have a categorized history thingy at the side of your page?some old stories u did that i like i would love to be able look
Why did you remove thumbnails for the pictures?
The question I have been posing for two weeks now: Is MIchael Lucas really a fictional creation of Sacha Baron Cohen? It would explain so much…
Who picks the Morning Goods? And if it’s solely Japhy then what’s his favorite body type?
Where’s the music and art?!?!!?
Why do all your models have the same body type? Am I the only one not into gym bunny muscle queens who are probably heterosexual or pretending to be?
Can you add a preview option for the comments?
“Where’s the music and art?”
Second’d.
Also, how did you get so cool as to properly use the word “ombudsman”?
How much does queerty love sufjan stevens? Is he considered a gay idol, or just another ambiguous, ambivalent, heartthrob?
Why is Japhy so full-of-himself? Especially after the bad redesign?
Are you planning to take reader’s complaints about the redesign into account rather than just arrogantly discounting them and sending them to the “classic” site?
Have you had your break today?
Why when I press back on Firefox does Queerty always go to the top of the page rather than where i was before i clicked on a link?
And this is why we can’t have nice things.
Ditto on the art and music critics, AND on Sufjan Stevens!
1. please explain the logic behind the new site design. i find it confussing
2. amen to the occasional female morning goods and more variety in body types/style
3. what ever happened to ted haggard?
Why can’t we see the post author anymore?
http://www.queerty.com/rick-wa.....-20090407/
I followed this link from my reader but your site can’t find it. Why?
Though perhaps some may deem this question trite, there is an on going possible eternal struggle over this very question in short: boxers or briefs or possibly something else – well you get the idea.
@Michael W.: Why is it that the gay scene is so obsessed with the idea that every guy has to have a favourite body-type?
@On everyone’s lips:
ROTLFMAO!!!!
@Qjersey:
ROTFLMAO, sorry, lol
Goolander is Bruno’s kid brother
we don’t need to critiseize the homo-heroes in the picture,it is interesting for mine.
How widespread is the practice of pegging among straight men? Is it only me that finds this incredibly hot?
Music? Art? Culture beyond celebs? Where they at?
What time of the day exactly do you stop updating? I’m always creepin’ on the internet at work (ie NOW) and am frequently disappointed by the end of the gay in my day (haha, as if).
I, too, am curious as to where the art and music stories are hiding.
Are they tucked away with the lesbian-interest stories and female morning goods?
New design is fabulous! Is there any way to browse older posts without classic Queerty or clicking through them one by one?
-Why has Queerty become a blog about celebs or silly lists? Where is the original content?
-Is Queerty interested in doing articles on (gay) art? If not, can Queerty suggest some good blogs on gay art?
-What happened to the music that was featured daily?
-What kind of numbers do you have that support the new site design is actually better?
-Why don’t you give us an occasional female Morning Goods? (I’m bi. Yes, we are REAL.)
MOST IMPORTANTLY:
-Why won’t you bring thumbnails back? What could possibly be your argument? I’m willing to admit that maybe the new overall site design is better, though I’m still not convinced, but your new gallery format is ridiculous. Your previous editor attempted to change the Morning Goods layout many times and always reverted to good ol’ thumbnails. Take a page from his book. Also, I’m sure you spend a lot of time on the internet, so meditate on your daily surfing. Think of other blogs you read. NEARLY EVERYONE uses thumbnails. It’s the standard for a reason. It’s the best way to view collections of photos.
-I heard a rumor that by making us click through every picture, the blog looks more marketable (more clicks per day or something) and thus you get more advertisers. Is this true? Is this the reason you are making navigation on this site so confusing? Is there any ruth to this rumor?
-Back to photos… If you are milking our clicks for cash, then at least give us a better, faster way to click through all the photos. For example, set the photos so that when we click on one photo we get the next (see facebook). Or put the navigation above the photo instead of under the photo. Then the navigation doesn’t move as different sized photos load.
Where are the music reviews???
Where is all the international news? You know, the stuff that makes you guys sound like well-rounded (and aware) people rather than self-absorbed assholes?
1) were you dated and subsequently dumped by anderson cooper, or did he merely kill and mutilate your favorite puppy?
2) how do you feel about all the personal sniping you get from posters? (for an illustration, see question #1)
3) where is our next male, gay, pop-culture icon? (in your opinion.) e.g. ellen, but a dude.
@ all the above..
Yeah, what happened to the music reviewer(s)???? Come on!
And also, why can’t you get on the home page, all the information/content/articles that you would get on clicking an article and then looking to the right and seeing all this info/content/articles?
Do you choose what goes on the home page? Out of what??
You have some great conversations that go after one day….what about having a section that has the higest viewed Queerty articles…sans Morning Goods cause that is always high?
Soooo…this is a test comment. Are my comments ever going to show up on this thread or will they be awaiting moderation forever?
It worked. Lets see if I can get a word in…
@Hrist:
@RainaWeather:
agreed.
I 2nd Smokey’s #35.
And what animal did that hair across your ass come from?
I’ve never run into such a bunch of bitter queens.
I’m not saying I don’t like it. Just sayin’…
Why is it so hard for queerty to feature more than a handful of black men in a years worth of morning goods?? The same question goes for asians, and “non white” latinos as well. Btw, despite the fantasy, Brazil is not a suburb of Germany.
Why does queerty stoke the flames of gay racism, by constantly scapegoating black people (all over the world) as the cause of all gay oppression? Despite the rhetoric on site, homophobia is not particular to any ethnic group more than others.
The reply and flag feature is pretty cool, but why not have an edit function/tab?
where the women at?!
What impact do cyclones have on the earths layers?